Boric acid, or sassolite, is found natively in its free state in some volcanic districts, for example, in the Italian region of Tuscany, the Lipari Islands and the US state of Nevada.In these volcanic settings it issues, mixed with steam, from fissures in the ground.oric acid and its salts are found in seawater. It is also found in plants, including almost all fruits. Boric acid was first prepared by Wilhelm Homberg (1652â1715) from borax, by the action of mineral acids, and was given the name sal sedativum Hombergi (sedative salt of Homberg).
The Alaska Purchase (Russian: Ð¿ÑÐ¾Ð´Ð°Ð¶Ð° Ð°Ð»ÑÑÐºÐ¸, tr. Prodazha Alyaski) was the United States' acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, by a treaty ratified by the United States Senate, and signed by president Andrew Johnson. Russia wanted to sell its Alaskan territory, fearing that it might be seized if war broke out with the United Kingdom.
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